Ferretting the hill a few weeks ago

[StephOC 6]

I'm rubbish at taking pics when I'm out, but here's my first attempt at documenting an outting.

 

Decided to have a crack at the hill a few weeks ago. Was a lovely Sunday morning. This is the view from the bottom, the rocky bit at the top is where I was heading.

 

 

 

I can recommend using a dog to carry your nets.

 

 

 

 

There are hundreds of rabbits living in the slopes at the top, and they're quite tame and bold. I've been meaning to go up there for ages, but never have the time.

 

 

Netting the rocky ground wasn't too easy, especially when it turned to scree in places... and the catch for the day was 5, which I was very happy with, and considering they needed carrying back down the hill... Affraid I forgot to take a pic of the day's catch, and this is the closest I have to an action shot. Penelope with 1 (and a half!) dead rabbits.

 

 

I have new permission for the weekends entertainment, (not at the top of a mountain!) so will try to remember to take some pictures.

[John-B 4]

sod that, I thought our ground was steep...

[Guest rocky4]

well done

[theferreter 311]

well done mate f**k them hill setts though diaster 2 dig

[StephOC 6]

I was also suprised to see how steep it was ~ my editing faults, NOT meant to decieve! So here's the photo cropped at the edges, but not squashed down to size, just to set the record straight. (sorry about that)

 

Edited November 26, 2009 by StephOC

[Brimmer 220]

Nice one! The slopes are my sort of work! Great photo's and write up! Keep them coming!

[caterpiller 10]

Train yourself a Mountain Goat to do the Ferreting you Take my hat off to ya, i wouldnt have the energy to run up and down there all day

[StephOC 6]

Thanks very much for the support guys! I was knackered and could barely walk up stairs the next day!

[fensaluki 35]

Fair play to ya gal. I hope your good with a spade mate that looks like it would take some digging.Well done mate.

"HAPPY DAYS"

ATB

Edited November 26, 2009 by fensaluki

[stealthy1 3,964]

F**K me! I'd need hooves to walk around that land all day, nice landscapess though

[dogs-n-natives 1,181]

Thats my kind of ground Steph, thanks for sharing love the dog bag, how many nets and pegs can that hold?

[The one 8,409]

Good going mate its surprising where rabbit live

[brogan12345 0]

n1 mate

[perthshire keeper 1,237]

hell your keen! but if theirs rabbits to be had no hill to steep no vally to wide eh lol

good on ya

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Bloody hell thats some hill makes me love my flat ground even more i would have a dizzy spell going up that